California Lilac

I read a lot.  It is a nasty habit and it gets me into trouble all the time.  For instance, yesterday, I was reading a press release from Spring Meadows Nursery of Grand Haven, Michigan.  Some gardeners may know of Spring Meadows.  Even more are familiar with their trademarked line of flowering shrubs, Proven Winners™, … Read more

Ceanothus Envy

I have a bad case of ceanothus envy.  For those of you who don’t know this (mostly) western groundcover or shrub, it goes by the common name “California wild lilac.”  Its flower panicles, especially when seen from a distance, look similar to those of common lilac (Syringa), though the leaves differ.  Every spring it flowers … Read more